Hobby-horse.



PATENTED JAN. 15. 1907.

G. S. AXPORD.

HOBBY HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED 213.16, 1906.

INVENTOR A Harneys.

GEORGE S. AXFORD, OF NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN.

HOBBY-HORSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1907.

Application filed February 16, 1906. Serial No 301,358.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. AXFORD, a citizen of the United States,residing at N orthville, county of Wayne, State .of Michigan, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hobby-Horses; and Ideclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same, refer ence being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to hobby-horses for childrens use, and has forits object a toy of the class described which, when not in use, can beeasily taken apart and packed into small space and with similar case puttogether, with its bracing members in such relation the one to the otherthat the entire structure is of equal rigidity with thepermanently-assembled type, which occupies so much space that both whenin the house and in transit it is greatly in the way, whereas the deviceof this application can be packed when taken apart into a space whosethickness does not exceed five or six inches.

I11 the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the horse. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation showing the relation of the seat portion, braceportions, and side pieces. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of one of thebrace members, the adjacent portions of the rockers being shown indotted lines. Fig. 4 is an enlarged elevation of one of thebinding-clips attached to the seat.

Each fiank-piece consists of a unitary member A, whose surface isappropriately shaped and painted to represent a horse with the necessaryharness-straps a about its head. Of these flank-pieces there are two,each mounted on a rocker C and spaced the one from the other by the seatand back portions, and the brace-pieces B and D, one near the front feetof the animal and the other near the rear feet. In appropriate parts ofeach flank-piece and on the inner face thereof are screws or bolts k,whose heads are just sufficiently raised above the surface of the woodto permit the entry therebetween of the binding-clips m, whose engagingfaces are parallel with the flank-piece and which are rigidly secured toa back piece R and the seat portion S, one on each side of each.

When the back and seat portions, which are hinged to one another alongtheir adj acent edges, so that when detached from the rest they may bespread out flat, are thus connected to the flank-pieces A, the screws kare tightened so as to bind firmly against the binding-clips. This initself furnishes a structure of considerable rigidity, but in ad ditionthere are placed near the point of union of the fore and hind legs ofeach horse with its rocker brace-pieces B and D, which extend from onerocker to the other and whose locking-plates b similarly engage aboutbolts (Z, which may be tightened when the brace-pieces are slipped inplace. These brace-pieces, in connection with the back and seatportions, give ample rigidity to the entire frame as thus assembled, andthe 'for Ward brace-piece in addition serves as a convenient foot-rest.

In Fig. 2 the outlines of the back and seat portion when lifted fromengaging position as regards their binding-clips are shown in dottedlines.

What I claim is 1. In an article of the class described, in combinationwith side pieces and rocker members whereon. the same are mounted, aremovable back and seat portion adapted to be fixed therebetween, meansfixed to the edges thereof'and adapted to engage with complementaryprojections on each of said side pieces for rigidly securing said partstogether, brace members extending from one rocker piece to the other,and means whereby they may be similarly slipped into binding engagementwith said rocker members, substantially as described.

2. In a hobby-horse, in combination with side pieces and rockers whereonthe same are mounted, removable brace members extending from one of saidrockers to the other and adapted to interlock therewith, a removableseat portion extending from the body portion of one side ,piece to thecorresponding portion of the other side piece, and lockingclips rigidlyattached to said seat portion and adapted to lock with complementaryprojections on said side pieces, substantially as described.

3. In a hobby-horse, in combination with side pieces provided withrocker-bases, independently-removable means whereby said of said sideportions, and brace members side portions areengaged and kept spacedfrom one another, said means comprising a seat portion adapted toremovably interlock with its edges against complementary parts GEORGE s.AXFOR-D.

mentary portions of said rocker-bases, sub- Lo'r'rA LEE HAYTON,

similarly adapted to interlock with comple- Witnesses:

stantially as described. WILLIAM M. SWAN.

